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rmdir

rmdir [options] directories

Delete the named directories (the name itself, not the contents). directories are deleted from the parent directory and must be empty (if not, rm -r can be used instead). See also mkdir.

Options

-p

Remove directories and any intervening parent directories that become empty as a result; useful for removing subdirectory trees.

-s

Suppress standard error messages caused by -p.


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